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Birding spot · Dare County, North Carolina

Birding at Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge (South Point): What You'll See Each Week

In November, the birds most often reported at Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge (South Point) are Double-crested Cormorant (94%), Brown Pelican (92%), and Yellow-rumped Warbler (84%). It is busiest in fall, when 71 species turn up on at least 1 in 20 checklists, and species counts peak in early October (69 species). 170 species have been reported here across 1,223 complete checklists from 598 birders.

Species by week

020406080Jan 1-7: 45 species on 5%+ of 63 checklistsJan 8-14: 45 species on 5%+ of 41 checklistsJan 15-21: 42 species on 5%+ of 42 checklistsJan 22-31: 55 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsFeb 1-7: 45 species on 5%+ of 40 checklistsFeb 8-14: 54 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsFeb 15-21: 48 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsFeb 22-28: 42 species on 5%+ of 25 checklistsMar 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 16 checklistsMar 8-14: 48 species on 5%+ of 13 checklistsMar 15-21: low data (6 checklists)Mar 22-31: 51 species on 5%+ of 11 checklistsApr 1-7: 62 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsApr 8-14: low data (8 checklists)Apr 15-21: low data (9 checklists)Apr 22-30: low data (8 checklists)May 1-7: low data (7 checklists)May 8-14: low data (5 checklists)May 15-21: 57 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsMay 22-31: 48 species on 5%+ of 30 checklistsJun 1-7: 56 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsJun 8-14: 55 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsJun 15-21: 46 species on 5%+ of 10 checklistsJun 22-30: 52 species on 5%+ of 35 checklistsJul 1-7: 50 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsJul 8-14: 55 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsJul 15-21: low data (8 checklists)Jul 22-31: 52 species on 5%+ of 15 checklistsAug 1-7: 46 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsAug 8-14: 51 species on 5%+ of 26 checklistsAug 15-21: 52 species on 5%+ of 24 checklistsAug 22-31: 55 species on 5%+ of 36 checklistsSep 1-7: 44 species on 5%+ of 21 checklistsSep 8-14: low data (7 checklists)Sep 15-21: 61 species on 5%+ of 17 checklistsSep 22-30: 50 species on 5%+ of 23 checklistsOct 1-7: 69 species on 5%+ of 14 checklistsOct 8-14: 68 species on 5%+ of 12 checklistsOct 15-21: 53 species on 5%+ of 22 checklistsOct 22-31: 62 species on 5%+ of 44 checklistsNov 1-7: 58 species on 5%+ of 32 checklistsNov 8-14: 58 species on 5%+ of 29 checklistsNov 15-21: 61 species on 5%+ of 59 checklistsNov 22-30: 61 species on 5%+ of 53 checklistsDec 1-7: 68 species on 5%+ of 39 checklistsDec 8-14: 60 species on 5%+ of 37 checklistsDec 15-21: 55 species on 5%+ of 28 checklistsDec 22-31: 56 species on 5%+ of 91 checklistsJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Number of species reported on at least 5% of complete checklists, by week (4 per month). Grey bars: fewer than 10 checklists, not counted.

In November: what to expect

  1. 1Double-crested Cormorant94%
  2. 2Brown Pelican92%
  3. 3Yellow-rumped Warbler84%
  4. 4American Herring Gull73%
  5. 5Great Black-backed Gull73%
  6. 6Ring-billed Gull57%
  7. 7Sanderling57%
  8. 8Boat-tailed Grackle54%
  9. 9Savannah Sparrow53%
  10. 10Black-bellied Plover53%
  11. 11Northern Mockingbird53%
  12. 12Great Blue Heron47%
  13. 13Song Sparrow46%
  14. 14Lesser Black-backed Gull44%
  15. 15Northern Gannet44%

Share of complete checklists at this spot that reported the bird in November. The sparkline is the whole year, with this month highlighted.

Season by season

Winter 49 species

  1. Double-crested Cormorant91%
  2. Brown Pelican80%
  3. Great Black-backed Gull79%
  4. American Herring Gull75%
  5. Ring-billed Gull68%

Spring 55 species

  1. Brown Pelican82%
  2. Double-crested Cormorant70%
  3. Boat-tailed Grackle70%
  4. American Herring Gull67%
  5. Laughing Gull67%

Summer 57 species

  1. Laughing Gull96%
  2. Least Tern91%
  3. Royal Tern86%
  4. Brown Pelican85%
  5. Willet82%

Fall 71 species

  1. Brown Pelican90%
  2. Double-crested Cormorant81%
  3. Great Black-backed Gull77%
  4. American Herring Gull75%
  5. Sanderling69%

Specialties

Birds reported far more often here than across North Carolina.

Nearby spots

Frequency is the share of complete checklists at this location that listed the bird, 2016–2025. Busy places report more of everything, and the weekly chart counts species on at least 5% of checklists so a few stray reports do not inflate it. How to read it.